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If you're thinking about the public cloud, don't miss the opportunity to hear the latest on Microsoft Azure from the recent Azure User Group summer conference in London. During the July 14 live session, the community conversation will continue so you can get practical instruction, tips, and demos on Microsoft Azure, plus live Q&A with Mark Russinovich and other experts who will teach you to create websites, a mobile backend, and cloud services in minutes.

The London conference brought together Microsoft's global experts and Most Valued Professionals to share their insights on the newest features and to show examples of how to get the most from the Azure platform. During both the recorded and live sessions, you''ll see new user demos, hear how to get free Azure services with BizSpark, and learn how companies large and small are scaling their growth with the cloud!

Mark Russinovich works at Microsoft in the Azure product team as a Technical Fellow, the most senior technical position at Microsoft. Mark earned a PhD in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and he joined Microsoft when it acquired Winternals Software, which he co-founded in 1996. He is also author of the popular Sysinternals Windows administration and diagnostic tools. He is coauthor of the Microsoft Press Windows Internals book series, a contributing editor for TechNet Magazine, and a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro Magazine. Mark is also a popular speaker at industry conferences, like Microsoft TechEd, BlackHat, and RSA Conference.